Going in deeper

Going in deeper now, I already know at this point that the damage is on the clutch side, there's no metal debris in the crankcase oil side.



I'm greeted by loose parts, a nut, washer, insert and half a bearing!



Here's the culprit, balance shaft, either the nut came off, or the bearing went first and then the nut came off, either way loose parts, and several gears damaged. You can see case damage where the balance shaft gear dug into the case, thankfully it was not too deep, plenty of material left. Unfortuantly this spit the aluminum back towards the transmission gears, where it entered the center case. This means the case has to be split to inspect all the gears & bearings, and to clean out any debris that made it in there.


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